Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Royal Mail is expected to axe around 700 management jobs as part of cost-cutting plans, the company has announced. Bosses have said the plans will reduce costs by around £40 million a year and they will begin negotiations with unions over the proposed job losses, reports PA. The move came …

Residents in Rugby say they are still waiting to receive Christmas cards because of huge postal delays affecting the area. A number of people living in the town said they were still receiving cards sent over the festive period, some sent from within Rugby itself. Royal Mail has apologised for …

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester while hospital admissions have also gone down. Tameside continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in the county. The borough recorded a rate of 1,053.2 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending January 18, according …

Declaring a “major incident” may seem like an extreme option to protect our health and social care services. While talk is currently dominated by lifting restrictions, in Hull and the East Riding we seem to be struggling. For the latest coronavius news click here. But this is a complex situation …

Some areas of Wiltshire could face delays in receiving their post, the Royal Mail has warned. Royal Mail has confirmed that it is experiencing delays throughout its delivery chain due to staff shortages. As a result, 54 postcodes across the country are affected, including Amesbury (SP3 and SP4) Swindon West …

Residents across Bristol are saying they are experiencing postal delays. Royal Mail said it has experienced delays in some parts of the city due to high levels of sickness absence and Covid related self-isolation. The postal service has apologised to customers for any inconvenience experienced and said it has been …

Next has cut sick pay for unvaccinated members of its workforce who are forced to self-isolate when someone close to them contracts the virus. Under a rule change introduced in England last month, vaccinated people no longer need to isolate even if they are ‘close contacts’ of someone who has …

Staff shortages due to Covid isolation and illnesses have caused delays to the Royal Mail’s service in Hampshire. As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the UK, the Royal Mail has been hit hard in Hampshire, with the postal service admitting to ‘high levels’ of sickness. Hampshire County Council member …

Londoners are missing out important medical and bank documents because they say there are delays in getting Royal Mail post delivered. Some Merton residents have reportedly not received any mail for weeks at a time. The leader of Merton Council, Councillor Mark Allison, said he has written to Royal Mail …

The Royal Mail has warned customers of continued delays today because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Postcodes across the country are affected by problems caused by staff shortages due to Covid and self-isolation rules, according to the postal service. It has revealed issues in a total of 90 postcode areas …